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Text: Northern Lights
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Preface
A generation has a generation's career pursuit, but He Zhengjun has been looking for his true self.
In order to realize his dream, this traditional actor once broke with his family, and in order to understand his military father, he was willing to repeat the mistakes of his father in reality.
Although he was involved in the wave of the entertainment industry, he finally maintained his original authenticity.
So, what kind of life experiences did this once popular "Political Commissar Zhao" experience? Let us go through them one by one.
Dreams set sail
In 1962, He Zhengjun was born into a family of soldiers, and in that law-abiding environment, discipline and hard work were the virtues he learned from an early age.
Growing up under such a strict parenting gave him a tenacious personality that became a strong spiritual pillar for him to persevere in his dreams, even if he faced many obstacles and hardships later.
Even though his handsome and outstanding appearance made him a popular "school grass" for girls on campus, he was still young and ignorant, and he still only wanted to pursue his inner ideals.
It has been commented that it is this simple and persistent personality that keeps him free from being blinded by mundane affairs and vanity, and is able to maintain an innocent heart.
Graduation is approaching, and the important choice of moving forward is in front of him.
Despite his family's resolute opposition, his persistence in his dreams finally made him resolutely choose the path of no return to art.
This courage not only comes from the yearning for dreams, but also from listening to the inner voice, and only in this way can we live our own lives.
Background dilemma
Growing up in a military family, He Zhengjun has longed for military life for a long time.
This yearning not only comes from the reverence for the military profession, but also from the admiration for his father's rigorous and resolute character.
Young and frivolous, he is even more bent on devoting himself to the film and television world and pursuing his dreams.
However, this decision greatly annoyed the more traditional parents.
They insist that the instability of the art industry will inevitably have many adverse effects on future generations, so He Zhengjun's "unprofessional" performance is unacceptable.
As a result, the two sides broke off relations almost completely.
Although this family conflict brought great mental trauma to the young He Zhengjun, his desire for dreams has never wavered, but it has made him more determined to do so.
Art travel is difficult and bumpy
Xilu Yilu is not a flat horse.
After graduating, He Zhengjun once went around on the set of the dragon set, watching his friends in the same period make small achievements, and he began to lose confidence in the prospects.
Just when he was most hesitant and desperate, a marriage warmed his heart like light.
In 1990, He Zhengjun went to Yunnan with the crew to film, and it was there that he met the destined her-Fan Yu.
That encounter was simply pure and picturesque, as if it was a gift from God to him who was lonely and bumpy.
In the warm light of the setting sun, the two slowly unloaded their hearts and revealed their most sincere emotions little by little.
Such a warm and unrestrained love is also destined to have a unique meaning in the future.
Although the newlywed life is indeed poor, he can only live in a nine-square-meter rental house and barely survive on a meager salary.
But for the two people in love, these hardships of life are no longer enough to worry about.
The scorching love for each other is like a flame on the prairie fire, the years are ruthless, and life is delicate, but it is difficult to extinguish the heat in the heart.
Soon, it ushered in the joy of having children in the family, and the birth of daughter He Hugo made this small family extremely complete and happy.
The role turnaround opens a new game
The encouragement of his wife and daughter undoubtedly gave He Zhengjun unprecedented motivation.
With the TV series "National Anthem" he starred in in 1998, he was finally nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, the greatest affirmation of his artistic attainments.
Since then, the major crews have also thrown olive branches to him, but he is not a person who strikes while the iron is hot.
As a veteran actor, He Zhengjun has a sense of awe for every role he plays, and never allows himself to be careless.
Therefore, even if he was a smash hit, he did not covet fame and join those commercial productions, and always maintained a petty bourgeois and indifferent style of life.
Loyalty to the cause of art is also the mission of He Zhengjun as a descendant of soldiers.
In 1998, He Zhengjun participated in the filming of the TV series "Bright Sword", and finally played the role of "Political Commissar Zhao".
For this role, he can be said to have a different kind of obsession.
Because Zhao Gang in the play is strikingly similar to his father's military career, he has a strong interest in recreating his father's life experience.
Father's filial piety repeats the footsteps of the military
The reason why the role of "Political Commissar Zhao" makes He Zhengjun so persistent is largely because it bears a striking resemblance to his father's military career.
Growing up in a military family, He Zhengjun yearns for his father's military experience.
And this drama also provides him with the perfect opportunity to experience his father's past.
During the filming, He Zhengjun had the feeling of repeating his father's footsteps more than once.
The place where they camped was the barracks where my father was stationed, and the endless mountains behind them were the battlefields where my father had fought.
This overlapping coincidence deeply touched the actor and gave him a chance to re-examine his father's once arduous military career.
In essence, He Zhengjun used this role to realize a kind of filial piety for soldiers.
Although acting is always just a performance, such a profound experience will definitely help improve acting skills and make the characters more vivid and vivid on the screen.
Some critics highly praised He Zhengjun for this, believing that he was using an emotional performance method to fulfill a wish in his life.
Career is fragile, and fate is at stake
Just when the role of "Political Commissar Zhao" was a great success, and He Zheng's military career was gradually improving, the impermanence of life hit him hard again.
That is the sad news that both parents passed away one after another during this period.
As a traditional actor, he has always had a filial piety to his parents in his heart, and now it is finally too late, and all that remains is endless regrets and remorse.
The heavy blow of losing his parents made He Zhengjun fall into a low point in his life.
He began to reflect on his cold neglect of his relatives, and was determined to devote more time and energy to his family and love his wife and daughter.
Since then, he has slowed down his career and focused most of his energy on his family.
Fortunately, with the full support of his wife Fan Yu, he was able to continue to do what he liked in this flashy circle.
However, with the intensification of the commercialization process of the film and television industry, the environment of the entire entertainment industry has become more and more harsh.
Those seemingly glamorous little students gained more resources and exposure, and soon dominated this trend of the times.
And an old-fashioned down-to-earth drama like He Zhengjun is destined to slowly lose his sense of existence in this wave, and finally he did leave the public's sight.
epilogue
In 2020, when Zhang Guangbei and He Zhengjun reunited backstage at a party, the leading actors of "Bright Sword" also got together.
It's a pity that there is a lack of his deceased friend Li Youbin.
Despite this, the people who have formed a friendship have been separated by time and time, and they will eventually be reunited hand in hand.
This 62-year-old veteran actor is still the traditional actor who is pure and dedicated.
Although it is not as prosperous as when he was young, his pure and clean heart has always been the same.
From a child who was born in a traditional military family and was prevented by his father from becoming a soldier, to giving up the iron rice bowl to enter the drama circle,
and then to the bumpy road and finally become a generation of grandmasters, He Zhengjun has been looking for the truest self in his heart all his life.
It is precisely this persistence and loyalty that allows him to escape from the troubles of this world in the era of entertainment first.
No matter how difficult the road ahead may be, he is a winner in life after all.
Because he has gained the most precious thing: a memorable artistic career, and a happy family.